29
June
News Articles & Press Releases
24
June
CHRI & PRW- MAHARASHTRA GOVT. SHOULD NOT ASSAULT PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
URGENT PRESS STATEMENT MAHARASHTRA GOVT. SHOULD NOT ASSAULT PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY: CHRI & PRW The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and Police Reforms Watch (PRW), Mumbai note with consternation the Maharashtra government’s decision to make certain amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure which will make prosecuting corruption and...
Read More
07
May
Constable Ravindra Patil- model cop and citizen
Despite all the odds, he never backed out from discharging his duty. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-will-ravindra-patil-get-justice-2083880 Salman Hit & Run Case: Will Ravindra Patil get justice? Thursday, 7 May 2015 - 7:30am IST | Agency: dna | From the print edition Nikhil S Dixit A young boy from Satara, Patil joined the Mumbai...
Read More
06
May
CHRI Director Maja Daruwala’sa OpEd on the human crisis within the ranks of Mumbai Police
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/needed-a-system-that-breeds-cops-not-toadies/16189176 Needed: A system that breeds cops, not toadies By Maja Daruwala | On May 2, a policeman murdered his superior, wounded another and then shot himself — all this over being disciplined for taking leave. This is not just a tragedy for the families, but yet another moment...
Read More
30
March
Is CM Fadnavis unwilling to curb political interference in policing ?
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-activists-is-fadnavis-reluctant-to-curb-political-interference-in-police-functioning-2065399 Activists: Is Fadnavis reluctant to curb political interference in police functioning? Monday, 2 March 2015 - 5:32am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna | From the print edition Naziya Alvi Rahman Ahead of the upcoming assembly session, activists from Mumbai are demanding that the Devendra Fadnavis-led government...
Read More
30
March
“Overhaul The Maharashtra Police (Amendment and Continuance) Act 2014- PRESS CONFERENCE COVERAGE
In Asian Age, 26 February 2015 http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/overhaul-police-reform-act-979 Published on The Asian Age (http://www.asianage.com) Home > Metros > Mumbai > ‘Overhaul police reform Act’ ‘Overhaul police reform Act’ By editor Created 26 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Three different groups fighting for police reforms in Maharashtra expressed their anguish against the Maharashta Police (Amendment...
Read More
02
February
Mumbai: Cases of crimes against women on the rise in North region
Hindustan Times 20 January 2015 ...
Read More
02
December
Complain about errant cops to state panels soon – Times of India
MUMBAI: Police complaints authorities will be set up at the state- and district-level as provided for in the Maharashtra Police (Amendment) Act, 2014, in a few days, the Maharashtra government has said. This despite chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who as a legislator had strongly opposed...
Read More